Thursday, September 5, 2013
UAAP 76 Standings: DLSU, FEU tied at No.2; NU solo at No.1
The De La Salle University Green Archers earned a share of second place in the UAAP Season 76 men’s basketball tournament after outlasting the University of the East Red Warriors in overtime, 75-65, Wednesday at the Araneta Coliseum. (watch DLSU vs UE full game replay here)
La Salle made all six of their field goal attempts in overtime and got a career-high 22 points from Jason Perkins as they marched to their fifth win in a row.
PBA chief Salud to impose heavy sanctions on Pingris-Nabong melee
Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) commissioner Chito Salud has assured he will be handing out heavy sanctions against players who were involved in the free-for-all between San Mig Coffee and Global Port on Wednesday night.
The PBA chieftain said in an interview on Sport 5 Center that he has already summoned the players who figured in the melee that marred San Mig Coffee’s 102-88 win over GlobalPort.
Rafa Nadal crushes Tommy Robredo to reach US Open semifinals
World No.2 Rafael Nadal produced an almost frightening display to rout fellow Spaniard Tommy Robredo in just one hour and 34 minutes to charge into the US Open semi-finals Wednesday night. Extending his 2013 hard-court winning streak to 20 matches, Nadal defeated Robredo 6-0, 6-2, 6-2.
It was the fewest games in a US Open quarter-final since Ivan Lendl's defeat of Derrick Rostagno 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 in 1988.
EuroBasket 2013: Day 1 Highlights Videos; Germany upsets France
FIBA EuroBasket 2013: Day 1 Highlights Videos. There was a little bit of everything on the first day of EuroBasket 2013 for the crowds that watched games in four Slovenian cities.
National sides launched their bids for glory on the old continent, and to qualify for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Tim Cone blames referees on Marc Pingris-Kelly Nabong melee
San Mig Coffee won over GlobalPort on Wednesday, but Mixers coach Tim Cone was in no mood to celebrate.
“That was an eventful game. I’m worried that we may have won the battle but lost the war,” Cone said shortly after his team’s 102-88 victory.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
PBA: San Mig Coffee vs GlobalPort Brawl (VIDEO)
Benches cleared for Global Port and San Mig Coffee Wednesday night after several players from both teams went at each other in the third quarter of their game at the PBA Governors’ Cup.
Thrown out of the playing court at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City were San Mig Coffee’s Marc Pingris and GlobalPort’s Kelly Nabong.
PBA fines Ginebra's Mark Caguioa for bashing referees
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) has slapped Barangay Ginebra’s Mark Caguioa with a P20,000 fine for the latter’s unfavorable statements against PBA referees.
“Mark Caguioa was fined by the league the amount of P20,000 for tweeting and issuing statements to media critical of officiating and considered inimical to the interest of the PBA,” PBA commissioner Chito Salud said in a statement.
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